8th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves; June 2009, New York, NY

该奖项为第八届Edoardo Amaldi引力波会议提供了支持。这个两年一次的系列会议是在发展中的引力波科学领域进行科学交流的主要国际论坛。会议将于2009年7月21日至16日在纽约市哥伦比亚大学校园举行。阿马尔迪会议是在国际引力波委员会（GWIC）的主持下举行的，该委员会负责监督会议的科学计划。从地面和空间探测器的研究和发展到脉冲星计时，包括最近收集的数据的结果，引力波科学的全部范围将得到展示。重点将放在引力波科学与观测天体物理学和天文学的其他领域之间的联系。此外，将重点介绍天体物理源引力波建模的进展，以便在实验进展、数值模拟和天体物理理论之间建立更强的联系。此外，主办单位将欢迎有兴趣的本地中小学和大学学生，并通过广泛宣传的公开讲座与公众接触。我们强烈鼓励美国和国际学生参加会议。

This award provides support for the 8th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves. This biennial series is the major international forum for scientific interchange in the developing field of gravitational wave science. The meeting will be on July 21-16, 2009 on the campus of Columbia University in the City of New York. The Amaldi meetings are held under the auspices of the Gravitational Wave International Committee (GWIC), which oversees the scientific program for the meeting. The full range of gravitational wave science will be represented from research and development of ground and space based detectors to pulsar timing, including results from data collected recently. Significant emphasis will be placed on the connection between gravitational wave science and other fields of observational astrophysics and astronomy. Additionally, progress in modeling gravitational waves from astrophysical sources will be highlighted in order to forge a stronger connection between experimental advances, numerical simulation, and astrophysics theory. In addition, the organizers will welcome interested students from local schools and universities and reach out to the general public via a widely advertised public lecture. Participation of US and international students at the conference will be strongly encouraged.